It's a Good Day and Thank You!

Happy Saturday!

First of all, thank you SO much for all the congrats on the Trigger Target and Beautiful Border wins this week!  Your kind comments are truly appreciated!!  I am so humbled to be among the company of so many amazing paper artists.  I get so much joy and inspiration from this community and I hope through my postings, in some small way, I am returning the favor.

This weekend is crazy!  We are having a ballerina birthday party for our newly minted seven year old later today.  Lots of details go into planning a kid's party, so I am currently somewhere between bone tired and brain dead.

Before I get back to prepping the veggie tray and the white chocolate chex mix, I have a simple card I wanted to share.

It's a Good Day

I thought the sentiment was appropriate for today, because despite all the details and challenges that go into life, it's a good day and a good life for that matter!

Hope you have a beautiful weekend!

Katie

Supplies

• Cardstock: PTI
• Stamps: Unity Stamp Company
• Ink: Stampin Up and Verafine
• Ribbon: Bazzill Basics
• Button and Twine: PTI
• Other: Adhesive Cork- The Board Dudes- purchased at JoAnn's

Moxie Fab- Stamp It Cards Challenge

Hello friends!

Before I post my card, I just wanted to share Birthday Wishes for my little pumpkin, Paige.  She is seven years old today.  She is a wonderful girl!  She (and her little sister, aka partner in crime) definitely keep me busy, and I am so blessed to be her mama.

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

The other reason for my post today is to share the card I created for the Stamp It Cards Challenge on the Moxie Fab World blog. (Follow the link for more details and to play along.  You have until 7/13 to post your project.)

Well the name of the challenge is Stamp It, so below is a little card I stamped using a cutie set from Amuse Studio. 

Home Tweet Home

I used one of my favorite color combos of gray, yellow, black and white.  It's a relatively clean and simple design with lots of white space and just a touch of scallop, ribbon and flower. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!

Katie

Supplies: 

• Cardstock: White (PTI), Yellow (Stampin' Up), Gray (Bazzill)
• Stamps: Amuse Studio
• Ink: Black (Versafine), Yellow (So Saffron- Stampin' Up)
• Punch: Corner and scallop- EK Success
• Ribbon: Bazzill 
• Paper flower: Creative Memories  
• Bling: The Paper Studio
• Finished card size is 4.75" square

Moxie Fab World Challenge- Beautiful Borders

Hello friends-

I am back with a card I created for the Moxie Fab World Beautiful Borders Challenge.  (Click link for the deets and to play along.) This challenge centers on using border strips in an innovative way.

For this challenge, I used the Simple Circles Die from Papertrey Ink, sliced in half with my trusty paper trimmer, and placed on a piece of white cardstock to make a kind of patterned paper.

Hooray for You card

I finished off the card with Mat Stack 1 die cut and a sentiment that is a mix of stamps and die cuts.  For accent I added three buttons which coordinate with the green cardstock and a black and white polka dot paper flower.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day!
Katie

Supplies (All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted): 

• Cardstock: True Black, Select White, Simply Chartreuse, Purple (Coredination)
• Stamps: Mat Stack 1, Wonderful Wood Additions
• Dies: Simple Circles, Wonderful Words
• Buttons: Simply Chartruse
• Ink: Versafine
• Other: Paper flower (Creative Memories) and Floss (Bazzill) 

Tuesday Trigger: Stamp It Cards!

Hello all and Happy July 4th Weekend!

Between family vacation to Chicago and working on a slew of projects for submissions, I wasn't sure if I was going to get a chance to play along with this week's Tuesday Trigger on the Moxie Fab World blog (click link for details), but that's what I love about summer- long summer afternoons and the opportunity to steal away a day to spend with crafty friends and work on cards including the one below.

Before I show you my project, below is the trigger photo- this time a fabby card by Tina Fussel from the newest edition of Stamp It Cards.

Here is my take on this week's target. 

Thank You Vases

I incorporated several elements from the trigger card into my project including the sentiment, vases, floral element, and brilliant use of a doily as a tablecloth.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!
Katie

Supplies:
Cardstock- The Paper Company and Hollos
Clear stamps- Gracious Vases and Fillable Frames 8- Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper- Basic Grey- Sweet Threads
Embossing folder- Cuttlebug
Other- Ribbon and Doily

CAS-ual Fridays CFC11 & Paper Crafts Color Inspiration Challenge #6

Hello!

The Paper Crafts Connections blog is hosting a color challenge to design cards using the following colors:

In addition, the CAS-ual Fridays blog is having a challenge to create a clean and simple card featuring a sweet treat and I thought the card I designed would fit the bill! 

Below is my take on these challenges.  My inspiration for this card, besides the color, is the heat.  The sticky, humid, dog days of summer heat.  It's been so warm here, that the only thing my kids want to eat these days is ice pops. It's warm enough, that a Popsicle would certainly melt for you. *wink*

I Melt for You Card

Thanks for popping by!  Stay Cool!

Katie

Supplies

• Cardstock- White, Black- Papertrey Ink; Pink- Bazzill Basics
• Patterned Paper- Bitty Dots Basics- Papertrey Ink
• Die Cut- ProvoCraft (Simply Charmed)
• Font: LD Vanilla
• Embossing Folder- Cuttlebug
• Other- Popsicle stick

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge

Hello friends-

Despite summer being crazy busy, I had to make time to make a card for the Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop. The challenge this month was to create a card or project inpired by this dreamy photo.

Totally dreamy, right?  And here is what I came up with.



I was  inspired by the colors and the bands of colors painted on the wall.  I translated that to my project via patterened paper strips.  The costumes on the wall prompted the addition of the doily, rick rack ribbon and, of couse, tulle to the card.  Hope you enjoy my creation.  Thanks for stopping by! Happy blog hopping!

Katie

Supplies (All supplies are from PTI unless otherwise noted)

Cardstock- Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist

Stamps: Tag it 4

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Simply Chartruse, Dark Chocolate

Patterned paper: Good Day Sunshine- My Mind's Eye

Other: Doily, Tulle, and Ribbon Craft Supply

Trigger Tuesday: Lovely as a Lullaby

Hi folks!

I am back with another Trigger Tuesday from Cath's Moxie Fab World blog.  This week's trigger is this lovely.

Before I show my project, I just have to say that this trigger tugged at my heartstrings because, you see, one of my girls has a lovey blankie, as evidenced by the photo below.

This is Sophie,  also known as Toodles and Boots.  This picture was taken at my older daughter's dance recital.  See that piece of cloth in her hands?  That's "Lilky" kinda like "Silky," but once she started talking, she replaced the "L" with an "S" and once we could pronounce it, the name stuck. This humble piece of silk fabric has provided my darling Sophie with so much comfort and peace and reassurance over the past 3.5 years. It is only fitting that my project below is dedicated to "Lilkly" and lovey blankies everywhere.

Welcome Baby Card

I was inspired by the theme of the photo to make a sweet baby card with some of my new stamping goodies from Papertrey Ink and Waltzing Mouse Stamps.  The blankie colors and patterns in the photo translated to the soft blue, yellow and flax colors in the card as well as the the stripe and polka dot patterns. Finally the ribbon tags and well loved texture of the blankets in the photo inspired me to add texture to my card via a tissue paper overlay, ribbon, pom pom trim and a button tied with twine.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a "lovey" week!
Katie

Supplies

• Stamps- Bundle of Love and Distressed Stripes- Papertrey Ink; Gingham and Company- Waltzing Mouse Stamps
• Cardstock- Fine Linen, Vintage Cream, Lemon Tart- Papertrey Ink
• Patterned Paper- Pretty Pastels- Papertrey Ink
• Ink- Verafine
• Ribbon- Making Memories
• Dies: Papertrey Ink
• Button- Papertrey Ink
• Other: Pom Pom trim, tissue paper, and twine

Card is 4" x 6"